Merritt Moore invoice, 1768 September 17

Invoice of goods Merritt Moore requested from John Norton and Sons. The list includes articles of clothing (including thread, shoes, hats, gloves and stockings), tools (including axes, hoes and hatchets), tableware, candlesticks and a snuffer.

This invoice was sent in Moore's letter to John Norton and Son of September 17, 1768.

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Invoice

1^s. Irish Linnen @ 2/6
1 p^s. Ditto @ 2/.
2 ^s. Ditto @ 16^d
1 p^s. Sheeting, (about 41 or 42 Yds) @ 15^d.
2 Table Cloths 6 ½ feet
1 Ditto 5 feet
1 p^s. Oznbrigs
1 p^s. Brown Rolls
3 ^lb Brown thread 1 ^lb whited brown thread
2 Oz. fine thread @ 6^d.
3 Oz. Ditto @ 10^d.
2 Oz. Ditto @ 12^d.
1 Mans Hatt (7 ¾ Inches) about 14/.
1 Womans Bonnett
1 Blk Silk Cardinal
½ p Callico
2 p^r. Red mittons & 1 p^r. Gloves
2 p^r. Womans Blk Callimanco Shoes & 1 p^r. Blew
to fit a foot 8 ½ Inches long & as many round
the Instep
½ Dozen stampt Blew & white Linned hankerchiefs @ 20^d.
3 p^r. mens Brown th^d. Stocking @ ¾
1 p^r. mens Buckskin Gloves
5 ½ Yards Blew Broad Cloth about 13/ or 14/ p yd
Shalloon Buttons Silk Twist
1 Doz. welded Eyed Broad hoes N^o. 4
1 Doz. Ditto N^o. 3
6 Lopping Axes
The last hoes & Axes my Father
had from M^r. Sharp was very
indifferent particular those
marked IM and all the Axes
1 Carpenters Hatchet
3 p Flatt Irons
1 Doz. Center bone table knives & forks
1 Doz. sham Buck Butchers knives

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NB These Goods of M^r. Moores sh^d.
be of good Quality but not high prized
as he is not able to afford it
JH Norton

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Invoice brought over

1 Copper Kettle / weight about 55^lb.
4 Small Shallow hard mettle Dishes Sorted
2 Small Deep Ditto
2 Dozen Spoons
1 Dozen Shallow Plates
6 Loaves Single Sugar 2 m 20^d. Nails
4 m 10^d. Ditto
4 m 8^d. Ditto
6 m 6^d. Ditto
4 m 3^d. Ditto
3 m 2^d. Ditto
1 m best Needles Sorted from N^o. 1 to 10
1 ^lb Pins Sorted
1 p^r. Brass Candlesticks
1 p Steel Snuffers

Merritt Moore